Lent

The Lentiest Lent of my life

A VIEW FROM THE BACK PEW By Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt It all started out so simply. Two grandparents heading to Ottawa to be...

Lent: the slow approach to Easter

By Libi Clifford Joan Chittister uses the image of a waterwheel when she describes the liturgical calendar. The movement is slow,...

Lent 2021 with Bishop Todd

Lent 2021 with Bishop Todd

Lent 2021 with Bishop Todd

Lent 2021 with Bishop Todd

Lent 2021 with Bishop Todd

Lent 2021 with Bishop Todd

Lenten pickups at Church of the Ascension, London

By Sandra Coulson Lenten discipline this Lenten discipline had a drive-thru angle at Church of the Ascension in London this year....

Meet Rev. Jim Garey, the marathon man of evening prayer

 By Sandra Coulson Rev. Jim Garey has been the marathon man of Evening Prayer during the COVID-19 pandemic, posting the service on...

We were looking forward to the end, because it's just beginning

“…better revealing the marks of mission by becoming a learning church...” – The Right Reverend Todd Townshend, Bishop’s Charge, 180th...

Reopening Our Churches (Lent 2022)

Dear friends,  With decreases in the rates of COVID-19 infections across our Diocese and the approach of the holy season of Lent,...

We invite you to spend Lent in prayer

By Rev. Kim Myer  We are entering into the season of Lent, the 40 days before Easter beginning on March 3, Ash Wednesday.  Ash...

Taste and see that the Lord is good

Pancakes on Shrove Tuesday herald the restrained meals of the Season of Lent.  By Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt "You need to...

A season for drawing closer to God

So much both around and within us, can keep us from experiencing God’s presence. “Make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the...

Lent in Our Time: The View from My Pulpit

Sacrifice, service, and salvation

A VIEW FROM THE BACK PEW By Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt The calendar on my desk identifies the fact that four short days from...

Lent in Our Time: The View from My Pulpit

Lent to Easter celebration

We are almost to the end of our 40 days of Lent.  A time where we were invited “in the name of the Lord, to observe a holy Lent by...

Together on the road with Christ

By Bishop Todd Townshend This year, the beginning of April sees the end of the season of Lent and the beginning of our holiest time of...

Maundy Thursday reminder: Lent displays at St. Paul's, Essex

(Jesus said) I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By...

Renewing of life in the wonderful mystery of God

By Bishop Todd Townshend  The season of Lent is often taken as an opportunity to grow more deeply into a life of faith. As the...

Lent: Taking one more step on our journey to Christ

For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him. Psalm 62:5   By Rev. Ann Webber  It is Lent. Again. Lent is a...

I am not a hoarder! (I keep telling myself)

A VIEW FROM THE BACK PEW By Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt I keep telling myself that I am not a hoarder. There is, however,...

Ecumenism on a small town scale

Volunteers from different Meaford churches serve their many neighbours By Rev. Brendon Bedford Sometimes the work of ecumenism...

Water of Life (Or: Why do we make our lives so complicated?)

A VIEW FROM THE BACK PEW By Rev. Canon Christopher B. J. Pratt A number of years ago, when I dipped my toe into the experience of...

Talking to God 'off the cuff': He is acquainted with all our ways

By Rev. Craig Love Lent is the season for fasting from creaturely pleasures for a time, but it also offers the right amount of time...